What's The Problem With Shooters These Days? - Episode 16

From Goldeneye on the N64, to Call of Duty, from Battlefield to Halo, the First Person Shooter has had a long history of consistently delivering some of the greatest games of all time. But lately, it feels as though something from this genre is lacking...

Thanks to the likes of Battle Royales like Warzone and Apex, shooters are arguably at their peak in terms of popularity, with these games alone consistently achieving active player counts in the hundreds of thousands. That number quickly rises if you also throw in Counter Strike and Valorant, two hugely popular, ultra competitive shooters in their own right.

But with gamers growing disgruntled with the over reliance on battle passes, a lack of originality across the whole genre, not to mention the problem of cheaters, griefers, and a seemingly higher-than-usual toxic environment, is the quality of shooters slowly declining?

In this episode we're talking about the state of shooters in 2023, the lack of satisfying and competitive gameplay, and how paywalled content and micro transactions are ruining everyone's fun.

Join us as we talk about some of our favourite FPS games, why we think shooters generally just stink nowadays, and what we'd like to see improve going forward!

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